CPSC, Safety 1st Announce Recall of Fold-Up Booster Seats
CPSC recall 02009. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The top half of the seat inserts can separate, and a child can fall from the chair and be injured.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using these seats immediately and contact Safety 1st to receive a free repair kit with instructions.
CPSC recall 02009 has the recall date 10 Oct 2001. The notice names the firm Safety 1st. The recall has about 1,500,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Booster Seats.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Safety 1st have received 32 reports where the seat halves separated. There were seven reports of injuries from falls including bumps, cuts, bruises and a fractured arm. |
|---|---|
| Units | 1,500,000 |
| Description | Only Safety 1st Fold-Up Booster Seats with model numbers 173, 173A and 173B are included in this recall. Booster seats with model numbers 173C and 173D, which have four indentations on the bottom, are not included in this recall. The model number is located on the back of the booster seat, inside the left arm panel. The booster seat is made of blue plastic with green and red arms and includes a yellow feeding tray. The seat insert for the booster seat is made up of two halves that are "press-fitted" together. They have a smooth surface bottom, with no indentations. The booster seats have a restraint system made up of a two-piece waist strap and one crotch strap. "SAFETY 1ST" is molded on the top and bottom of the seat insert. |
| Product | Fold-Up Booster Seats, About 1.5 million, Booster Seats |
| Sold at | Major toy, hardware and department stores nationwide sold these seats, from January 1994 through August 1999, for about $18. |
| Distributor | Safety 1st |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,500,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 12%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Booster Seats
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Safety 1st
- 6
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2001 | CPSC, Safety 1st Announce Recall of Cabinet and Drawer Spring Latches |
| 8 Aug 2000 | CPSC, Safety 1st Announce Recall to Repair Baby Walkers |
| 11 Jun 1998 | Bouncing Buggy Toys Recall/Replace by Safety 1st |
| 28 Oct 1997 | Nursery Monitor Batteries Recalled by Safety 1st |
| 16 Nov 1995 | CPSC, Safety 1st Announce Recall To Replace Model #177 Bed Rail And Flashlight |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 02009The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 02009. https://recallregister.com/product/2023-cpsc-safety-1st-announce-recall-of-fold-up-booster-seats/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02009 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Safety 1st have received 32 reports where the seat halves separated. There were seven reports of injuries from falls including bumps, cuts, bruises and a fractured arm.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Major toy, hardware and department stores nationwide sold these seats, from January 1994 through August 1999, for about $18.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02009?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1.5 million
- How many CPSC recalls name Safety 1st?
- 6 CPSC recalls on this register name Safety 1st. This recall is 1 of them.